CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to Seattle Public Utilities; authorizing the Director of Seattle Public Utilities to enter into an Interlocal Agreement with Kitsap County to acquire Light Detection and Ranging data; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
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WHEREAS, Light Detection and Ranging (lidar) is a form of three-dimensional imaging widely used by government agencies for landslide risk modeling, terrain modeling, flood modeling, change detection, building mapping, urban planning, canopy and biomass measurement, mapping of transportation and other infrastructure and other purposes; and
WHEREAS, Kitsap County is the administrator and contracting agent for the Puget Sound Lidar Consortium, which provides lidar services to agencies throughout Western Washington, including The City of Seattle; and
WHEREAS, a joint project with King County and other agencies in 2015 offers The City of Seattle an opportunity to acquire lidar data covering the extent of the utility service areas and transmission corridors at a cost for approximately $63,659, which is less than half of the amount it would pay to acquire the same data independently; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The Director of Seattle Public Utilities is authorized to execute an Interlocal Cooperative Agreement with Kitsap County to purchase Light Detection and Ranging data consistent with Attachment 1 attached hereto.
Section 2. Any act consistent with the authority of this ordinance taken after its passage and prior to its effective date is hereby ratified and confirmed.
Section 3. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force 30 days after its approval by the Mayor, but if not approved and returned by the Mayor within ten days after presentation, it shall take effect as provided by Seattle Municipal Code Section 1.04.020.
Passed by the City Council the ____ day of ________________________, 2015, and
signed by me in open session in authentication of its passage this
_____ day of ___________________, 2015.
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President __________of the City Council
Approved by me this ____ day of _____________________, 2015.
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Edward B. Murray, Mayor
Filed by me this ____ day of __________________________, 2015.
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Monica Martinez Simmons, City Clerk
(Seal)
Attachments:
Attachment 1 - Interlocal Cooperative Agreement to Purchase Lidar Data